Thinking of Spring So Soon

It's only October. I haven't had most of my midterms yet, I'm balancing my work/school/love/clubs/sleep/free time like a Chinese circus, and I just want Halloween here tomorrow. But it's already time for... Spring Enrollment.

I've never liked spring semester at school. I may adore snow and chilly weather but I lose all motivation to be anything but a lump in my comforter. Which makes it difficult to schedule classes I will adore knowing how I'll dread trudging to them through the unkempt ski slopes sidewalks of UPJ (I'll rant about our useless maintenance another day).

Despite the inevitable loss of drive I'll have, I can't wait for more courses! I'm making a point to take several more digital media based courses because I truly think what we are learning is valuable. The courses I'm looking at include courses that will give me more experience with photoshop and two more digital narrative/writing courses with two of my favorite Humanities professors on campus: Dr. Cox and Dr. Justus. Other courses will be in marketing/communication.

I'm the type of person who needs to see everything planned out, color-coded, and visualized. So I think a really great tool a lot of people skip out when scheduling is My Student Center's Planner.

It may not be pretty but it's organized. You really just have to look at your major requirements, browse the course catalog for what you want, and add them to your planner as you go. I take it the extra step of breaking them into the exact semester I plan to take a course up until I graduate. I also have an extensive document that truly shows my need for planning where I made a grid to check off each graduation requirement I finish.

Excited or not, I still need some time before I can start thinking about spring.